If you use WordPress on mobile,…
Dan Knauss
If you use WordPress on mobile, there is a call for testing WordPress for iOS 13.8 and another call for the Android version. If you can help out, their teams will appreciate it.
Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word, 2019
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2019 State of the Word, where he offered a comprehensive overview of the last year of all things WordPress.
Anders NorĆ©n has an update about…
Dan Knauss
Anders NorĆ©n has an update about the progress of Twenty Twenty: the Customizer can "automatically adapt all colors in the theme to maintain a high color contrast." š Anders reminds us that they "need all the help [they] can getā¦
Sarah Gooding did a nice job…
Brian Krogsgard
Sarah Gooding did a nice job summarizing the changes Jetpack is testing for paid block upgrades. It is controversial in the community as it fits within the gray zone of what should or should not be allowed. I appreciated Jeremyā¦
Back in 2000, Jacob Nielsen proposed…
Dan Knauss
Back in 2000, Jacob Nielsen proposed that elaborate usability tests are a waste of resources. It's often discussed and sometimes questioned advice, but Nielsen's test data on testing is hard to dispute. "The best results come from testing no moreā¦
If you are interested in usability…
Dan Knauss
If you are interested in usability testing for Gutenberg, several tests have been conducted already, and the results are available. Mark Uraine presented the highlights from the testing done in June, with videos included. There are usability test results fromā¦
Here’s a good postĀ from Mike Pennisi…
Dan Knauss
Here's a good postĀ from Mike Pennisi where he argues the "web can't survive a monoculture" ā and that is what Chrome's domination of the browser market means. Mike says developers should help support other browsers like Firefox and WebKit. Developersā¦
Kjell Reigstad, a designer at Automattic,Ā has…
Dan Knauss
Kjell Reigstad, a designer at Automattic,Ā has developed an experimental WordPress plugin for design testing in wp-admin.
WPCampus released the results of the…
Dan Knauss
WPCampus released the results of the much-awaited Gutenberg accessibility audit. Tenon LLC conducted the tests and produced the report at the cost of $31,200. On top of donations raised by WPCampus, Automattic covered about two-thirds of that total. The testingā¦
Here’s a good reminder fromĀ Ben Cullimore…
Dan Knauss
Here's a good reminder fromĀ Ben Cullimore that designers should avoid the temptation to overuse icons and start with user needs. Icons have their advantages, but Ben noticed in some of the use cases he shares that some icons do moreā¦
Here’s a handy plugin called WooBuilder…
Brian Krogsgard
Here's a handy plugin called WooBuilder that creates WooCommerce product pages using Gutenberg. Delicious Brains hasĀ a new postĀ explaining how to decrease your site testing time with automated acceptance testing for WooCommerce.
A new version of Gutenberg landed…
Brian Krogsgard
A new version of Gutenberg landed this week with foundational work and UI explorations related to the block-based widgets screen. There is also a new, built-in, static Gutenberg Playground for testing in a WordPress agnostic context. There's also an openā¦
Scott Bolinger released a new WordPress…
Brian Krogsgard
Scott Bolinger released a new WordPress plugin called Popup Zen. š§ Scott explains the thinking and history behind it here on his blog. "Itās a popup plugin for people who hate popups." I thoroughly enjoyed Scott's reasoning for why heā¦
It looks like Github is testing…
Brian Krogsgard
It looks like Github is testing a feature that will allow users to contribute to projects on behalf of organizations.
Branching out: An interview with Peter Suhm
Dan Knauss
You may know Peter Suhm as the man behind WP Pusher, a plugin that lets you securely deploy your plugins and themes directly from GitHub, Bitbucket or GitLab to any WordPress site on any type of hosting.
WPCampus Online 2019 has come and…
Dan Knauss
WPCampus Online 2019 has come and gone, but you canĀ view presenters' slides, and video will be available soon. There was quite a lot of material related to Gutenberg, dubbed "Gute" or "Gutes" in WPCampus chats. The Gutenberg Accessibility Audit presentationā¦
